He added that there was no concept of religious discrimination in any educational institution in Pakistan.He said the sabha had also written a letter to the vicechancellor of the university, but the management had not given its consent to accommodating the religious symbol of Avinash Singh, forcing the student to take legal recourse. AMRITSAR: After being barred from carrying a kirpan , a recently converted Sikh student has filed a petition in Sindh high court , Pakistan, against the alleged discrimination in practising his religion.Talking to TOI over phone from Karachi on Sunday, Quetta, Balochistan-born Avinash Sandoria, who rechristened himself as Avinash Singh after embracing Sikhism six months back, said the management of Iqra University, Karachi, where he was enrolled for BBA, had barred him from entering the university campus with a kirpan. He said he was fascinated with the teachings of Sikhism decided to convert to the faith and wear turban but he didn’t know that he would be discriminated for practising the religion.Son of a businessman, Nanak Chand Sandoria, Avinash said he was the only one from his family who had embraced Sikhism.Karachi-based senior high court advocate and chairman of Sri Guru Nanak Sat Sangh Sabha Hira Singh said that being a baptised Sikh, Avinash was bound to wear the five articles of the Sikh faith.Hira Singh said Article 20 and 25 of the constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan fully authorised minorities to practice their faith as they liked, and no private or government body could impose any kind of ban on them.
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